Course Description

There can be this idea that artists go into their space and they create in a private bubble without outside influence. This idea that to not be inspired by others is somehow more pure. Nothing could be farther from the truth. Since the beginning of time artists have been inspired by the world around them, other artists, literature, day to day life, pain and joy and all of it goes into the studio with them. When they close their studio door all of the world swirls around them and impacts their work. The act of creating hushes the swirling world but its influence is still there.

Join me for a fascinating art workshop where we will study the work of Pablo Picasso and Francoise Gilot and the work that was created during their decade together. They were artists, lovers, and had children together. There was also betrayal. On this creative journey we will study how they each impacted the work of the other and what work they created as they broke away.

This workshop is for lovers of history, storytelling, art, techniques and the desire to understand the work artists create and the impact it has.

The workshop will begin with a short history of Picasso and Gilot. We will then study multiple works of art by each artist and recreate some of their work. We will then create a few pieces of original work inspired by the techniques of each of them.

We will work in sculpture, woodblock printing, ink and acrylic.

This is a live Zoom art workshop that will be held over two days. We hope this feels like a weekend art retreat! The October 11th session will be from 10am – 12pm MT and then from 2pm – 4pm MT. The October 12th session will be from 10am – 12pm MT and then from 2pm – 4pm MT. The pre-corded history discussion will be available to watch a few days before the live art sessions. The weeks leading up to the live art sessions there will be books, movies and shorter videos shared to add to the learning of Picasso + Gilot. As we get closer to the live sessions all art supplies will be thoughtfully divided up by projects so you can prepare for each session ahead of time.

If you are not able to make all or parts of the live sessions please note that all of the sessions will be recorded high res, edited within 24 hours and be up within your classroom to watch at your convenience. All edited sessions are downloadable, high res, and include closed captioning.

Techniques Taught

• History of Picasso and Gilot
• How they influenced each other creatively
• Study multiple forms of each of their works in ink, painting, sculpture and drawing
• Book and film discussions included
• Create works in ink, clay, plaster, paper mache, paint and print
• Using our own portraits as reference we will create a sculpture
• Inspired by their marks we will use our own portraits to create a wood block print